Australian Capital Territory
Building (Cost of Building Work) Declaration 2004 (No 2)
Notifiable Instrument NI 2004—455
made under the
Building Regulations 2004, Regulation 10 (1) (a)

1.	I revoke NI2004-330 dated 26 August 2004.
2.	I declare that, subject to the following conditions, the attached schedule must be used under Regulation 10 (1) (a) of the Building Regulations 2004 to calculate the estimated cost of the building work required as a part of an application for building approval under Section 26 (3) of the Building Act 2004.
3.	In cases where an element of the building work does not fit within any category within this document, the cost of building work specified in a written contract, less Goods and Services Tax (GST), may be used for that component of the calculation.  If there is no written contract, the cost nett of GST and determined and certified by a cost estimator or quantity surveyor may be used to determine the value. 	
4.	If the ACT Construction Occupations Registrar is not satisfied that the cost set by a written contract or determined by a cost estimator or quantity surveyor is fair and reasonable, the value is an amount agreed to by the ACT Construction Occupations Registrar and the applicant, or, if no agreement is reached, an amount that the ACT Construction Occupations Registrar determines to be fair and reasonable.
5.	The rates given do not include an allowance for any GST payable. GST will be added to the value of work for class 1, 2 & 10 buildings for the purposes of calculating the building levy and other fees.
6.	This instrument will commence immediately on notification.

Richard Johnston
Registrar
ACT Construction Occupations Registrar
3 December 2004

This is page 1 of the schedule to the declaration made by the Registrar under the Building Regulations 2004

BUILDING REGULATIONS 2004
BUILDING WORK COST
SCHEDULE

This is page 2 of the schedule to the declaration made by the Registrar under the Building Regulations 2004

Classification
(1)	Category
(2)	Type
(3)	$ cost/m2
(4)	
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS	Houses	Single detached dwelling (all types)	825.00	
	Multi Unit	Townhouses or Flats (all types)	935.00	
		Parking areas – under cover, concrete floor, columns, beams, line marking		
		Individual lockup garages etc.	500.00	
	Additions and alterations to residential buildings	Houses and Multi-unit  (all types)	1,050.00	
	Swimming pools 	Concrete	25,000.00	
		In-ground other (fibreglass vinyl etc)	16,000.00	
		Above-ground (fibreglass vinyl etc)	9,000.00	
	Other BCA Class 10 Structures	Metal garage, metal carport, pergola, deck, timber deck, verandah, etc	265.00	
		Brick garage (detached from residence or a later addition under the same roofline)	560.00	
	Residential and Commercial 	Residential buildings	48.00	
DEMOLITION WORK		Commercial buildings 	70.00	
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS	Educational/Institutional 	Community hall	670.00	
		Church – single storey	1,000.00	
		School – single storey	1,050.00	
	Factories and Warehouses	Single storey (including first floor offices)	550.00	
		Service stations	1,200.00	
	Health	Medical centre, neighbourhood type	1,400.00	
		Hospital – private, 30 bed, single storey	2,023.00	
		Hospital – private, 100 bed, two storey	2,235.00	
	Hotels/Motels/Clubs	Motel, Hotel, Club up to 3 storeys	1,450.00	
		Motel, Hotel more than 3 storeys	2,400.00	
	Offices	Up to 3 storeys	1,140.00	
		4 to 8 storeys	1,320.00	
		Over 8 storeys	1,875.00	

This is page 3 of the schedule to the declaration made by the Registrar under the Building Regulations 2004
		Parking areas (underground with suspended floors includes sprinklers and lifts, etc)	740.00	
	Shops	Shop awnings	350.00	
		Single storey lockup	630.00	
		Shopping Centre (suburban)	800.00	
		Supermarket	890.00	
		Department store	1,125.00	
	Fire Protection	Thermal detector	15.00	
		Smoke detector	10.00	
		Sprinkler system	50.00	
	Mechanical Services (Air Conditioning)	Shopping centres	235.00	
		Offices	290.00	
		Clubs	510.00	
	Commercial Additions and Alterations	The value of building work is to be calculated using 1.06 times the cost per square metre value given for items herein
For example, alterations to a single storey warehouse = 1.06 x 550 = $583 per m2
The 6% increase in value allows for the cost of removal of existing work.		
	Office Refurbishment	Basic standard refurbishment, including partioning, (no work to services)	290.00	
		Refurbishment including partioning, electrical, fire and mechanical services etc	660.00	
	Parking Areas	Open, drained	90.00	
		Undercover (includes concrete floor, sprinklers and lifts etc)	740.00